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Sisters among first Mercedes Mechatronics graduating class
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama — Sisters Stacey and Stephanie Dougherty are among the first Industrial Mechatronics graduating class at Mercedes-Benz U.S. International Inc. (MBUSI), the automaker’s Alabama operation. They join their father, Scott Dougherty, a Logistics Group Leader with 17 years at the Alabama plant, as members of the MBUSI family. Now Stephanie, 29, is about to start…
Alabama Global Supply Chain & Logistics Summit set for Aug. 19
MONTGOMERY, Alabama – The State of Alabama will hold its third annual Global Supply Chain & Logistics Summit on Tuesday, Aug. 19, at The Wynfrey Hotel (Hyatt Regency) in Birmingham. Hosted by the Birmingham Business Alliance, this Export Alabama Alliance event will provide attendees with opportunities to learn how to improve their companies’ efficiency and…
Business Facilities ranks Alabama No. 1 for auto manufacturing, gives high marks
MONTGOMERY, Alabama – Business Facilities magazine today ranked Alabama the top state for automotive manufacturing strength, citing accelerated job growth and production gains for Alabama’s auto industry, as well as potential for additional expansion. In its “2014 Rankings Report,” Business Facilities, a publication that targets site selectors and key industry decision-makers, gave Alabama high marks…
Angela Till joins Commerce Department as deputy secretary as Linda Swann retires
MONTGOMERY, Alabama – Angela Till, an Alabama Department of Revenue official with deep experience in tax-related economic development issues, has joined the Alabama Department of Commerce as deputy secretary. Till replaces Linda Swann, the assistant secretary of commerce who is retiring this month after 11 years with the Department of Commerce and a long, fruitful…
Team Alabama at 2014 Farnborough Air Show (photo gallery)
MONTGOMERY, Alabama – Team Alabama has returned from a productive 2014 Farnborough International Air Show after securing three project announcements involving more than 700 new aerospace jobs and participating in scores of company meetings. Governor Robert Bentley reported that the state’s air show economic development team, which included Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield, engaged in nearly…
Alabama firm building test stands for largest NASA rocket
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama – NASA’s next-generation rocket will one day make an epic journey to Mars, but first it will have to pass trials at giant test stands now under construction in Alabama. Birmingham-based Brasfield & Gorrie has been awarded a $45.3 million contract to build two test stands that will ensure the Space Launch System (SLS)…
At Farnborough, Alabama cities connect with aerospace contacts
LONDON, England – Matt Parker, president of the Dothan Area Chamber of Commerce, scurried down a crowded corridor in one of the pavilions at the Farnborough International Airshow for a scheduled meeting during the aerospace industry global trade event. Like many in the Alabama delegation at the air show, Parker had a full dance card…
Alabama researchers probe futuristic propulsion system
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — At Redstone Arsenal, the cradle of the nation’s rocket program, the University of Alabama in Huntsville, Boeing Co., NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center and the Arsenal are working together to probe a futuristic propulsion system that could send explorers to Mars and beyond at the university’s Charger-1 Pulsed Power Generator. Boeing, which…
At Farnborough, Alabama universities play role in aerospace talks
LONDON, England – Team Alabama’s secret weapon at the Farnborough International Airshow is the state’s education community, which has played a strong supporting role in efforts to recruit new aerospace investment and jobs at the industry’s global trade event. Representatives from the University of Alabama, UAH, and Auburn University participated in rounds of company meetings…
Boeing Alabama research center to bring new innovation
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama – A Boeing Co. research and development center being established in Alabama’s Rocket City will become an innovation hub that helps the aerospace company identify technological advancements critical to the company’s future, a Boeing official said. “Our new research center in Huntsville is key to Boeing’s competitiveness, business performance and future growth,” said…